That's what I thought, but as someone else pointed out, you do if you want to assign a shortcut key to the my documents folder. Cheers Alex
-----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Simon Sent: 24 May 2009 00:35 To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [Blind-Computing] Creating shortcut keystroke for My Documents That's silly you don't need 2 shortcuts going to the same place. -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Alex Stone Sent: May 23, 2009 6:02 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [Blind-Computing] Creating shortcut keystroke for My Documents Although why you'd want two shortcuts on the desktop pointing to your my documents folder is anybody's guess. Cheers Alex -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Jacob Kruger Sent: 23 May 2009 19:33 To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [Blind-Computing] Creating shortcut keystroke for My Documents Yes, but you should be able to create another shortcut on the desktop, with a different name, but in fact targeting that path, and that will work. Simplest is to browse to your C: drive in windows explorer, go to the documents and settings folder (if it's being displayed and not hidden as such), find your specific username in the list therein, hit enter on it, and in that folder, you'll find the actual my documents folder, and you hit enter on it, then tab once to go to the address bar, copy the contents thereof to the clipboard, then tab again until you're back in the file/folder listing, hit backspace enough times til you are back at the desktop level - check using the read title command of your screenreader -, and as long as nothing is selected, on the file menu, you can go down to the new submenu item, right arrow, go down to shortcut and paste the path therein, click on the next button, and type a new name that doesn't match any existing desktop item, click on finish, and then you'll be able to assign a shortcut key to it on the desktop by going into the shortcut properties dialogue. Stay well Jacob Kruger Blind Biker Skype: BlindZA '...fate had broken his body, but not his spirit...' ----- Original Message ----- From: "Jon C. Pierson" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Saturday, May 23, 2009 7:35 PM Subject: Re: [Blind-Computing] Creating shortcut keystroke for My Documents > Hi, > The problem is that the My Documents icon on the desktop is a shortcut > to c:\documents and settings\Username\My Documents. You therefore > cannot use alt plus enter to add a shortcut key there. > > > Jon > > -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] > [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Mike & > Barbara > Sent: Saturday, May 23, 2009 10:30 AM > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: [Blind-Computing] Creating shortcut keystroke for My > Documents > > Hi Rogelio, > > When you press alt + enter to access the properties dialogue for My > Documents from the desktop this is what you get. My Documents > Properties Target General Sharing > The My Documents folder is a shortcut to the target folder location shown > below. > Target folder location > Target: C:\Documents and Settings\Mike\My Documents Restore Default > Move... > Find Target... > OK Cancel Apply > There is not a shortcut key option in here and so this is why you create > your shortcut through the applications key and follow the rest of the > steps > that Dan layed out so nicely. This is for XP Home. I don't know if these > same steps would apply for XP Pro. Take care. > Mike > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "ROGELIO TERRAZAS" <[email protected]> > To: <[email protected]> > Sent: Saturday, May 23, 2009 8:47 AM > Subject: Re: [Blind-Computing] Creating shortcut keystroke for My > Documents > > > I am unsure of what you mean when you say system Icon. Do you mean > the System Trey? [email protected] > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "David Ferrin" <[email protected]> > To: <[email protected]> > Sent: Saturday, May 23, 2009 10:40 AM > Subject: Re: [Blind-Computing] Creating shortcut keystroke for My > Documents > > >> XP It does work if I create a shortcut icon but not on the system >> icon. David Ferrin Life is a work in progress >> ----- Original Message ----- >> From: "ROGELIO TERRAZAS" <[email protected]> >> To: <[email protected]> >> Sent: Saturday, May 23, 2009 11:35 AM >> Subject: Re: [Blind-Computing] Creating shortcut keystroke for My >> Documents >> >> >> What system is that? That's how I used to do it on XP and now I am >> using Vista? It works on both. [email protected] >> ----- Original Message ----- >> From: "David Ferrin" <[email protected]> >> To: <[email protected]> >> Sent: Saturday, May 23, 2009 10:29 AM >> Subject: Re: [Blind-Computing] Creating shortcut keystroke for My >> Documents >> >> >>> That does not work on this system. >>> David Ferrin >>> Life is a work in progress >>> ----- Original Message ----- >>> From: "ROGELIO TERRAZAS" <[email protected]> >>> To: <[email protected]> >>> Sent: Saturday, May 23, 2009 11:14 AM >>> Subject: Re: [Blind-Computing] Creating shortcut keystroke for My >>> Documents >>> >>> >>> Here is another way. Go to the My documents icon on the Desktop. >>> Hit >>> Alt+Enter and you will be in the properties. Tab around and the >>> Alt+rest is >>> easy. >>> [email protected] >>> ----- Original Message ----- >>> From: "Dan Kerstetter" <[email protected]> >>> To: <[email protected]> >>> Sent: Saturday, May 23, 2009 9:31 AM >>> Subject: Re: [Blind-Computing] Creating shortcut keystroke for My >>> Documents >>> >>> >>>> Hi, >>>> >>>> Here's what you can do. >>>> >>>> 1. go to the my documents entry on your desktop. >>>> 2. Right click on that item with your applications key and arrow >>>> up or down until you hear create shortcut and press enter. >>>> 3. you now have a shortcut on your desktop you want to look for called >>>> shortcut to my documents. When you find it, right click again and go >>>> to >>>> the >>>> properties. >>>> 4. You can tab through the properties until you find the place to fill >>>> in >>>> your shortcut key. >>>> 5. Pick the key you want; hit it and press enter. >>>> >>>> I hope this is at least a little helpful. >>>> >>>> Dan >>>> >>>> >>>> -----Original Message----- >>>> From: [email protected] >>>> [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Mike & >>>> Barbara >>>> Sent: Saturday, May 23, 2009 10:10 AM >>>> To: Blind-Computing >>>> Subject: [Blind-Computing] Creating shortcut keystroke for My >>>> Documents >>>> >>>> Hi All, >>>> >>>> Is there any way to create a shortcut keystroke to My Documents? I >>>> would like to do this so I can access My Documents from any >>>> application that I >>>> happen to be in without having to go back to the desktop. I have tried >>>> several different ways to make a shortcut for this and just can't >>>> figure >>>> this one out. Thanks much. 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